As a potential writer, I naturally worry about my writing, how it’s perceived by others, whether it’s good, how can it be better etc. However, something that I have never done that I am doing now, is look for people to compete against. I know, it sounds horrible. Even if it doesn’t, I feel like it is, but I can’t help myself. There is something I am seeking, something that I believe I could find that will somehow make my writing better. I have no idea what that something is, but it has sent me into a frenzy that will not stop until I find it. This means that I have taken it upon myself to look for writers whose writing is better than mine, to compare myself to it. I say it’s a competition because naturally, I want to be the best. I want to become the kind of writer whose works will still be read 100 years from now. The kind of writer that will have a huge impact in the world, in whatever shape or form. I say it’s competition, it’s a form of harm against myself. If I find the greatest writer in the world, what then? It’s painful to think of how my writing will pale next to it. At the same time, that should be my driving force. What can I learn from this writer? How can I make my readers feel the same thing they do to me? Competition doesn’t have to mean being better than someone, it can mean being equals and accepting that they are your opponent. It’s not about giving or taking, rather, it’s about being.